Jesus: A Comparison Of Buddhism And Christianity

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Buddha and Jesus had a variety of similarities and difference in their way of life and what they believed to be right. Buddhism and Christianity are both very popular and fast growing religions and their beliefs are being practiced all over the world. Although their beliefs may be slightly to extremely different, they are both beautiful and thriving religions that desire the highest respect. To start off it needs to be clear that Buddha and Jesus were both not alive at the same time. Buddha was born 500 years before Jesus.
“Buddhism and Christianity were both founded by great Spiritual Masters who sought to offer a path to salvation. The terminology they used was often quite different. Also given the different circumstances they incarnated

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